Semester (Science, English, Maths) 9-10 Form 2017

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2. Let x= -2017. What is the value of | | |x| -x| - |x| | -x ?

-2017

0

2017

4034

6051

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6. Which fact about The United Kingdom is not true?

According to the Ordnance Survey the centre of Britain is a place in London called Greenwich.

Nowhere is more than 74,2 miles from the sea.

7. This photo shows a religious building. Which religion does it belong to?

Buddhism

Christianity

Hinduism

Islam

8. This landform can be commonly found in all the following countries, except in ... .

Australia

China

Japan

U.S.A.

9. Which of the following is an example of an exclave?

Kaliningrad

Lesotho

Maine

Kosovo

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12. The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

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14. In the picture below one-cm squares are excluded from the vertices of this 5 cm square. Find the area in square cm of the largest possible square that can be fitted into the remaining space?

9

12 1/2

15

15 1/5

17

15. How much will every bus trip cost (with the travelling card)?

$ 1.80

$ 1.50

$ 10

16. How much is the train trip at off-peak time?

$7.50

$10

$7.15

17. $35 is the price of ...

A tourist ferry tour for the whole day.

A tourist ferry tour for the part of the day.

Any trip up river.

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19. Using the map identify the number of the place where Santa Fe is located.

2

3

4

6

20. Ayesha wants to make a map of a museum that will go on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. What scale would be most appropriate?

1:1

1:15,000

1:250,000

1:750,000

21. Look at the photo and characterize the economical situation in the country it was taken.

Good social welfare system

High GDP

High inflation rate

Low crime rates

22. Guess the name of the tool/construction described.A(an) ____________ is basically a white louvered wooden box. The box is designed to contain some weather equipment. It is white to reflect sunlight and has slats to allow air to circulate easily and it should be placed above the ground and away from the buildings. The idea is for the weather instruments to take accurate readings of the air, rather than direct sunlight or heat from the ground or from buildings.

Barometer

Stevenson screen

Born sunshade

Anemometer

23. Which of the following was introduced to the New World by explorers from Europe?

Potato

Tomato

Avocado

Smallpox

24. Look at the picture. Choose the name of the river this dam was built on.

Columbia

Mekong

Yangtze

Amur

25. The top floor of this skyscraper is home to a VIP club so exclusive that no pictures of it were released until 10 years after it was built. This building casts a shadow onto East Park, making it the world's tallest sundial. Fireworks are launched from this building during its nation's New Years Eve celebrations, and its torch-like spire changes color based on the day of the week. At its 2004 completion, it was the tallest in the world, but it has since been surpassed by other buildings.

Empire State Building

World Trade Center

Burj Khalifa

Shin Kong Life Tower

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27. What country is it?

Ethiopia

Kenya

Somalia

Kongo

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29. At the travel agency where you come to find out about the summer offers you've met a family couple who were asking the refund for the spoilt vocation in Montserrat, France. They said that many people suffered and some were even killed by the ash coming from the island's volcano. The President of France undertook the immediate measures but the holiday was spoilt. You realize immediately that these people are fraudsters. How do you know?

Volcanoes in the Caribbean cannot produce ash

France does not have a president

Montserrat does not belong to France

Montserrat does not have a volcano

30. Find the value of X that satisfies 10^x* 100^2x = 1000⁵

1

2

3

4

5

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33. Look at the graph and answer the questions.What was the number of births in Denmark in 1985?

28 000

36 000

54 000

50 000

34. Train off-peak time is ...

Before 5 pm and after 5.30 pm

Before 5 pm and after 6.30 pm

Before 5 pm and after 7.30 pm

35. Using the picture above identify a year when there were more emigrants than immigrants.

1975

1985

1996

2001

36. Hexadecimal (based on 16) numbers are made by numeric digits 0 through 9 as well as the letters A through F to represent 10 through15. Among the first 1000 positive integers, there are n whose hexadecimal representation contains only numeric digits. What is the sum of the digits of n?

17

18

19

20

21

37. Calculate the total number of immigrants in Denmark in 1995 according to the graph.

60 000

62 000

122 000

There’s no correct answer

38. Zoey read 15 travel guides, one at a time. The first travel guide about Russia took her 1 day to read, the second guide about Germany took her 2 days to read, the third travel guide about Croatia took her 3 days to read, and so on, with each travel brochure taking her 1 more day to read than the previous one. Zoey finished the first book on a Monday, and the second on a Wednesday. On what day the week did she finish her 15th travel brochure about Great Britain?

Sunday

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

39. Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.

TRUE

FALSE

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40. Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

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42. David drives from his home to the airport to catch a flight to China. He drives 35 miles in the first hour, but realizes that he will be 1 hour late if he continues at this speed. He increases his speed by 15 miles per hour for the rest of the way to the airport and arrives 30 minutes early. How many miles is the airport from his home?

140

175

210

245

280

43. Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

44. It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.

TRUE

FALSE

NOT GIVEN

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48. Imagine that on Wonderworld Island, there is an airport. The airport has got an unlimited number of identical airplanes. Each airplane has a fuel capacity to allow it to fly exactly 1/2 way around the world, along a great circle. The planes have the ability to refuel in flight extremely quickly without loss of speed or spillage of fuel. The island is the only source of fuel.What is the fewest number of aircraft necessary to get one plane all the way around the world assuming that all of the aircraft must return safely to the airport?

3

4

5

6

8

49. Viktor travelling at 60 km/h overtook Max, cycling in the same direction at 10 km/h at 4:00 pm. At 4:30 pm Viktor met John cycling in opposite direction at 15 km/h. When will Max and John meet each other?

17:00

17:15

17:30

17:45

18:00

50. Look at the pictures. Where are the most unusual tunnels situated?

1- The USA, 2 - Norway, 3 - Japan , 4 - China

1- China, 2 - Montenegro, 3 - Japan, 4 - India

1- The UAE, 2 - Russia, 3 - Australia, 4 - Georgia

1- The USA, 2 - Austria, 3 - China, 4 - Mongolia

51. In what month was this photo most likely taken in Philippines?

April

February

July

December

52. In 1154 Arabian cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi made the world map that was the most accurate cartographic depiction of the world. Which letter (A, B, C or D) marks the Mediterranean Sea?

A.

B.

C.

D.

53. Which watershed can you see in the picture (mind the colour difference).

Amazon River Basin

Nile River Basin

Mississippi River Basin

Yellow River Basin

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Semester (Science, English, Maths) 9-10 Form 2017

1. A room or building in which you stay during holidays or live. _____

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Let x= -2017. What is the value of | | |x| -x| - |x| | -x ?

3. If you request it at a hotel, breakfast and dinner would be included in the hotel price (as part of the package). _____

4. A hotel deal where the price includes accommodation, meals and drinks at any time. _____

5. A private flight scheduled to meet the needs of specific passengers or organizations (can be a part of the package tour). _____

6. Which fact about The United Kingdom is not true?

7. This photo shows a religious building. Which religion does it belong to?

8. This landform can be commonly found in all the following countries, except in ... .

9. Which of the following is an example of an exclave?

10. Paragraph B _____

11. Pythagoras puzzle. Solve this puzzle, the answer is the animal that will show up in the result. Write the name of the animal in the box. _____

12. The largest employment figures in the world are found in the travel and tourism industry.

13. Rearrange these matches by moving one match, so the new arrangement will represent a fraction equal to 1. (the horizontal match for fraction bar can't be moved)_____ /√ _____

14. In the picture below one-cm squares are excluded from the vertices of this 5 cm square. Find the area in square cm of the largest possible square that can be fitted into the remaining space?

15. How much will every bus trip cost (with the travelling card)?

16. How much is the train trip at off-peak time?

17. $35 is the price of ...

18. A holiday at a fixed price in which the travel company arranges your travel, hotels, and sometimes meals for you. _____

19. Using the map identify the number of the place where Santa Fe is located.

20. Ayesha wants to make a map of a museum that will go on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. What scale would be most appropriate?

21. Look at the photo and characterize the economical situation in the country it was taken.

23. Which of the following was introduced to the New World by explorers from Europe?

24. Look at the picture. Choose the name of the river this dam was built on.

26. An overland expedition, especially one for hunting or viewing wildlife in eastern Africa. _____

27. What country is it?

28. Paragraph C _____

30. Find the value of X that satisfies 10x * 1002x = 10005

31. Paragraph E _____

32. Paragraph D _____

33. Look at the graph and answer the questions.What was the number of births in Denmark in 1985?

34. Train off-peak time is ...

35. Using the picture above identify a year when there were more emigrants than immigrants.

36. Hexadecimal (based on 16) numbers are made by numeric digits 0 through 9 as well as the letters A through F to represent 10 through15. Among the first 1000 positive integers, there are n whose hexadecimal representation contains only numeric digits. What is the sum of the digits of n?

37. Calculate the total number of immigrants in Denmark in 1995 according to the graph.

39. Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.

40. Tourism contributes over six per cent of the Australian gross national product.

41. Nearest station is _____

43. Visitor spending is always greater than the spending of residents in tourist areas.

44. It is easy to show statistically how tourism affects individual economies.

45. Number ​_____ bus goes to station.

46. The travel and tourism industry in Jamaica is the major _____

47. The problems associated with measuring international tourism are often reflected in the measurement of _____

49. Viktor travelling at 60 km/h overtook Max, cycling in the same direction at 10 km/h at 4:00 pm. At 4:30 pm Viktor met John cycling in opposite direction at 15 km/h. When will Max and John meet each other?

50. Look at the pictures. Where are the most unusual tunnels situated?

51. In what month was this photo most likely taken in Philippines?

52. In 1154 Arabian cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi made the world map that was the most accurate cartographic depiction of the world. Which letter (A, B, C or D) marks the Mediterranean Sea?

53. Which watershed can you see in the picture (mind the colour difference).

54. Express train leaves at _____

55. The place at the airport where you register for your flight and deposit your luggage. _____

56. A tour in which a group of people is guided by an expert. _____

57. A place where you get your passport checked. _____

58. A place, such as a shop or resort area, usually in a popular place, that offers overpriced goods and services to tourists. _____

59. Number 706 bus goes to _____ .

60. In Greece, tourism is the most important _____

13. Rearrange these matches by moving one match, so the new arrangement will represent a fraction equal to 1. (the horizontal match for fraction bar can't be moved)_ /√ _

30. Find the value of X that satisfies 10^x* 100^2x = 1000⁵

45. Number _____ bus goes to station.